Google Ads

Updated Aug 1, 2026
30%
arrow_downward1% YoY
#2

Summary

  • Google Ads ranks #2 within the Paid Ads category, maintaining its position month-over-month.
  • As of July 2026, 30% of organizations who have a vendor in the Paid Ads category use Google Ads: down 1 percentage points from last year.
  • Google Ads has the highest adoption among mid-market companies (43%), compared to enterprise (42%), small-to-medium businesses (25%), and micro-SMB (20%).
  • Google Ads key capabilities include search and display advertising, audience targeting, bid automation, and conversion tracking, supporting paid acquisition at scale.

Are businesses buying Google Ads?

Key stats

30%
arrow_downward1% YoY
Mid-Market, 51%
16%
22%
#3
#2

Adoption Rates by company size

Company sizeAdoption rate
SMB25%
Mid-market43%
Enterprise42%

About Google Ads

Google Ads is a digital advertising platform that enables businesses to run search display video and shopping campaigns across Google properties and partner networks.

About this data

These insights come from Ramp’s procurement and renewal data, built on real-world transactions observed across our platform. Figures represent aggregated observations from Ramp Procurement and Renewals activity.

DateNew adopter shareCompetitor switch rateDominant FTE segmentAdoption rate (Enterprise)Adoption rate (Mid-Market)Adoption rate (SMB)
Jun 202616%22%Mid-Market, 51%42%43%25%
May 202616%22%Mid-Market, 52%42%43%26%
Apr 202616%22%Mid-Market, 52%41%43%26%
Mar 202613%22%Mid-Market, 53%41%43%26%
Feb 202614%22%Mid-Market, 53%41%43%26%
Jan 202618%22%Mid-Market, 54%41%43%26%
Dec 202516%22%Mid-Market, 55%41%43%26%
Nov 202516%22%Mid-Market, 55%40%43%26%
Oct 202518%22%Mid-Market, 54%41%43%26%
Sep 202519%22%Mid-Market, 54%42%43%26%
Aug 202517%22%Mid-Market, 53%41%43%26%
Jul 202519%22%Mid-Market, 53%42%43%27%
Jun 202519%22%Mid-Market, 54%44%43%27%
May 202519%17%Mid-Market, 55%42%43%27%
Apr 202515%17%Mid-Market, 54%41%43%27%
Mar 202517%16%Mid-Market, 54%42%43%27%
Feb 202518%17%Mid-Market, 53%43%43%27%
Jan 202520%17%Mid-Market, 53%44%43%27%
Dec 202415%17%Mid-Market, 54%44%43%27%
Nov 202416%16%Mid-Market, 54%43%43%27%
Oct 202420%16%Mid-Market, 53%44%42%27%
Sep 202419%16%Mid-Market, 54%44%42%27%
Aug 202423%16%Mid-Market, 55%43%42%27%
Jul 202420%15%Mid-Market, 54%41%42%27%

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